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Undergrad Centre of mass of a semicircle using polar coordinates
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Graduate The δ Notation in Calculus of Variations
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Undergrad How to Derive the Taylor Series for log(x)?
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Undergrad Question regarding Stokes' Theorem
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Undergrad Divergence of traceless matrix
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Undergrad A random question comes to mind, about the infinitesimal area of rings
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Undergrad Trick for evaluating limits by substituting in 1/n
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MHB Surface Area of Revolution with Double Integration
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Undergrad Attempting to find an intuitive proof of the substitution formula
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Undergrad Why Does the Area Under a Diffraction Curve Equal This Value?
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Undergrad Is there anything wrong with how the supremum of a set is written?
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Undergrad Line integral for work done by gravity
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MHB Total differential to calculate approximately the largest error
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Undergrad Is Leibniz integral rule allowed in this potential improper integral?
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MHB Improper integral of an even function
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Undergrad Elliptic Cylinder Coordinates, Acceleration Derivation....options?
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Graduate Generate a gamma curve with values
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Undergrad How to calculate the equation of a Hyperbola
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Undergrad Partial derivative interpretation
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MHB What are the key characteristics of polar curves like petals and limacons?
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Undergrad Analytic continuation of a dilogarithm
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Undergrad Time evolution of a Jacobian determinant
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MHB How to evaluate a double integral over a bounded region?
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Undergrad Why wasn't this symbol "swapped"?
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MHB Finding Discontinuities: Multiply by Conjugate?
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MHB How Do You Rearrange dS/dt = (n-x-rS)(L-1) to Solve for t?
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Undergrad Why is the Laplace transform unchanged when t is replaced with -t?
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Undergrad Derivation of Divergence in Cartesian Coordinates
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Undergrad Why do I get two different values for an integral?
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Undergrad Retaining Linear Terms of v and δ in Expansion Calculations
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Undergrad Why Does the Electric Field Calculation Diverge Inside the Volume?
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MHB Where Do Polar Curves r=5sin(theta) and r=5cos(theta) Intersect?
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MHB 205.8.9 Find the derivative of the function
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Undergrad Is there an algebraic derivation of the area element in polar coordinates?
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Undergrad Riemann Integral: Does g(x)=f(x) Almost Everywhere?
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MHB 141.30 how many points of inflection will the graph of the function have
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High School Justification for cancelling dx in an integral
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Graduate Is a C^1 diffeomorphism with f of class C^k also a C^k diffeomorphism?
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MHB Solving Integral Confusion: Limits & Periods
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Undergrad How to Expand the Inverse Function of a Given Function?
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Insights Demystifying Parameterization and Surface Integrals
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Undergrad Can the Total Time Derivative Function in the Lagrangian Depend on Velocities?
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Undergrad What's the difference between the Riemann & Darboux Integrals?
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Challenge I: Concavity, solved by Millenial
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Graduate Differential equation involving a time series
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Undergrad Calculating derivatives for the Euler equation
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High School Can an Impossible Differential Be Solved in Calculus?
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MHB Power Series for f(x) and Radius of Convergence
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High School Is the Definite Integral of the Function Exactly 1?
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Undergrad Why ignoring the contribution from point r=0 in eq (1) and (2)?
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Undergrad Deriving Notations for Differentials in Time-Evolving Systems
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Undergrad Calculus problem differentiation.
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Undergrad Sum of Binomial Expansion | Spivak Chapter 2, Excercise 3 part d
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High School Why Is 0/0 Considered Indeterminate If Division by Zero Is Undefined
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Undergrad Divergence Theorem: Gauss & Cross-Product Integration
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High School Finding Multiple Ways to Integrate
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Undergrad Area of the intersection of two regions in the plane
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Undergrad Why is Mu Differentiable in McInerney Example 3.1.5?
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Undergrad Is there such a thing as an antiderivative of a multivariable function?
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Undergrad Multivariable Differentiation .... McInerney Definition 3.1.1 ....
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Undergrad Proving a property of an integral
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Undergrad Proof that the sum of all series 1/n^m, (n>1,m>1) =1?
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Undergrad Fixing My Calculus Mistake: Need Help for Midterm Review | No Quotation Marks
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Undergrad Faking a Formula For Movement Through Gravity
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Graduate Multi-variable function depending on the Heaviside function
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Undergrad Converting 2 COD (x,y) into 1 Hilbert curve COD?
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MHB Volume of Solid Revolving Region About Line: 32pi/5
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Undergrad Why can an infinite area have a finite volume or SA?
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Undergrad Why is this volume/surface integration unaffected by a singularity?
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Undergrad When and How Does an Integral Have a Cauchy Principal Value?
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Fourier series equation derivation
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Proof of Parseval's Identity for a Fourier Sine/Cosine transform
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High School Can you help me see why these integrals are the same?
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Undergrad Does the sum of all series 1/n^m, m>1 converge?
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Undergrad How to apply the disk/washer and shell methods
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Graduate Inverse Laplace of an Overwhelming Function
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Undergrad What is the value of the integral for higher order poles in the real axis?
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MHB Force normal and force along the incline
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MHB What Tension is Required for a 10 kg Mass to Hang Motionless?
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High School 1 to the power of infinity, why is it indeterminate?
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Graduate Finding a specific amplitude-frequency in the time domain
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MHB How Accurate Are the Calculations for Plane Speed and Cable Tension?
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MHB Limit of $x_n$ Sequence: $\pi/2$
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High School Can a function become surjective by restricting its codomain?
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Undergrad Resultant vector field as sum of many sources
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Undergrad Looking for help to understand the Integral Test
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Undergrad Fourier transform, same frequencies, different amplitudes
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Undergrad Are two independent functions constant?
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Undergrad Polar coordinates and unit vectors
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Undergrad Question about divergence theorem and delta dirac function
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MHB Why Doesn't the Limit of \(xe^{-\frac{1}{x}}\) Exist as \(x \to 0\)?
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MHB Calculating the Limit of Sequence $(y_n)$ with $(x_n)$ Limit = $\frac{\pi^2}{6}$
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Undergrad Finding the value of the integral on this t-shirt
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Undergrad Unable to show the radius of convergence of a numeric series
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MHB Finding Constants for a Piecewise Defined Function
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High School How to set up an integral to integrate over a sine wave?
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Undergrad Understanding the Chain Rule Equation: Explained with Examples
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MHB Derivatives in Higher Dimensions
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MHB Evaluate Limit: $\frac{0}{0}$ - Can Someone Help?
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MHB Limits of Recurrence Relations with $0<b<a$
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